Anchoring device



NQV. 11, 1924- A. J. DUBEE ANCHORING DEVICE Filed July 29, 1922 PatentedNov. 11, 1924.

unrraa s'rarss AnELAnn JOSEPH DUBEE, or stem FALLS, NEW YORK.

ANCHORING DEVICE.

Application filedJuly 29, 1922. Serial No. 578,379.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AnnLAnD J. DUBEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Glens Falls, in the county of Warren and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Anchoring Devices, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to anchoring devices and more particularly to ananchor for door and window frames for use in building construction.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a means wherebydoor and window frames may be securely anchored in their proper positionwith respect to the walls of a building and will be held in suchposition, thereby preventing said frames from sagging or pulling awayfrom the walls.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a strip attachableto the side of a door or window frame, said strip having corrugations orsockets for receiving detachable anchoring members, said anchoringmembers adapted to be imbedded in the wall of a building.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device which iseasily and quickly attached and cheap of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in thedetail construction, combination and arrangement of parts, the essentialfeatures of which are more fully described in the followingspecification and claims and shown in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my device upon a portion of adoor or window frame.

Figure 2 is a detail vertical sectional view showing a door or windowframe anchored in the wall of a building.

Figure 3 is a detail View of the anchor member.

Figures at and 5 are slightly modified forms of plates.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the reference character Adesignates a portion of a door or window frame to which my invention isshown applied. My invention comprises a plate 5 of any desired lengthand may extend along the entire side of the frame A. In the presentinstance there has been shown a short plate and it is to be understoodthat any number of these plates may be attached to the frame. The

plates 5 are formed with a plurality of corrugations 6 adapted toreceive anchor members 7 about to be described. Attaching means 8 in thenature of screws are shown for securing the plate to the frame.

The anchor members 7 comprise a piece of heavy wire or rod bent so as toform fingers 9 and 10, said fingers 9 and 10 being disposed at rightangles to each other. The finger 9 is adapted to be inserted in any ofthe corrugations 6, the portion 11 of the anchor member lyingflatagainst the face ofthe frame A as shown in Figure 1 before the frame isanchored in place in the window opening of a building. When the deviceis anchored in the concrete, brick tile or other material of which thebuilding is constructed, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, theanchor members 7 are turned to a position at right angles to theposition shown in Figure 1. It will be seen by reference to Figure 1that there has been shown what I term a right hand anchor member and aleft hand anchor member, this being necessary for inserting the membersin opposite sides of the plate 5.

In Figures 4 and 5 there is shown a slightly modified form of socket forreceiving the anchor members. In Figure 4 the plate 5 is formed with aplurality of eyes 12, and in Figure 5 the eyes 13 are pressed out of theplate 5.

Having described what I consider to be the preferred form of myinvention, I wish it to be understood that changes alterations andmodifications as come within the claims may be resorted to when sodesired.

hat is claimed as new is 1. In a device of the class described, thecombination with a door or window frame, a plate secured thereto, aplurality of corrugations formed in said plate and co-acting with thedoor or window frame so as to form sockets, and an anchor member havinga portion thereof inserted in said socket and another portion extendingat right angle to said frame and into a building structure.

2. A device of the class described comprising a plate adapted to beattached to a door or window frame or the like, said plate having aplurality of corrugations which coact with the window frame to formsockets for prising a plate adapted to be attached to a door or Windowframe or the like, said plate having a plurality of corrugations orsockets for receiving a detachable anchor member, said anchor membercomprising a rod or Wire bent to form fingers, said fingers beingdisposed at right angles to each other, one of said fiiwers adapted tobe inserted in a socket of sald plate and the other of said fingersadapted to be anchored in the Wall of a building.

4. In a device of the class described the combination with the door orWindowframe, aplate secured thereto and provided with a plurality ofcorrugations, said corrugations being open at both ends and c0-actingwith the frame so as to define sockets, and anchor members insertable ineither end of said sockets.

signature.

ADELARD JOSEPH DU'BEE.

